{"id":"CVE-2026-79813","title":"A local privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the ClearPass client software","summary":"A local privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the ClearPass client software. Successful exploitation could allow a low-privileged local user to execute commands with elevated privileges on the affected system, if certain condition…","severity":"medium","cvss":6.7,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","vendor":"Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)","product":"ClearPass Policy Manager (CPPM)","affected":["clearpass_policy_manager_cppm >= 6.14.0 <= 6.14.0","clearpass_policy_manager_cppm >= 6.11.0 <= 6.11.15"],"published":"2026-10-06","updated":"2026-10-06","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-06T20:17:32.967","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-79813","references":[{"url":"https://support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/docDisplay?docId=hpesbnw05158en_us&docLocale=en_US","label":"security-alert@hpe.com"}],"tags":["nvd","cve.org"],"ingestedAt":"2026-10-06T20:16:42.502Z","slug":"CVE-2026-79813","body":"## Overview\n\nA local privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the ClearPass client software. Successful exploitation could allow a low-privileged local user to execute commands with elevated privileges on the affected system, if certain conditions outside of the attacker's control are met.\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":37,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":36.9,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}